The Henchman

The Henchman is a Russian mobster and a playable character in Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number. He seems to have a personal friendship with the Son, the current boss of the Russian Mafia. He has reservations about The Son's newly started drug war with the Colombians, and wants out of the game. The Henchman sports what appears to be the same tan as the Russian troops Beard fights, possibly indicating he was part of the 1985 occupation. On November 18th, 1991, the Son informs the Henchman of his plans to start a war with the Colombians. The Henchman questions whether that's a good idea given their small numbers, and the Son replies that the Colombians are actively growing in influence and will never again be as weak as they are right now. After assaulting a local gang meeting and claiming the strip club for the Russians, the Henchman is noticeably not celebrating, and says he's going home to his girlfriend, Mary. The Son comments that she's done a number on Henchman's personality, and that a real man doesn't need to rely on women to live his life, concluding that "The minute you get attached to anyone, you know you're fucked." He also comments that Mary's too good for him and will come to her senses one day. However, he backs off and let's him go, giving him some money to get his girl something nice.On November 21st, Henchman finally breaks his desire to get out of the business to the Son, saying that he's soft and that he feels he won't last much longer, and that he's been having "dreams." The Son immediately let's him out but gives him one last job: clearing out a Gang-controlled chop shop (the same one Andy works at), which has recently defected to the Colombians. As a parting gift the Son gives Henchman a free sample of the new product -- a psychoactive drug in purple and green pill form (similar to both the color of the Father's house and the alien plants in Hawaii) -- to "spice up this new boring lifestyle [he's] chosen."